"Is the living environment facing unprecedented challenges?"
Seeing such a reminder, Zhao Meng naturally had some questions in his mind.
Together with the brown-headed cowbird, it is a nest parasitic bird.
How to challenge? What's the challenge? How to challenge?
All kinds of questions came to his mind, and Zhao Meng looked at the cow-headed bird curiously.
At the same time, the cowbird also tilted its head, seeming to be curious about the sudden appearance of the cuckoo.
After sizing each other up for a while, Zhao Meng spread his wings and flew into the air first.
He didn't care about the cowbird, and immediately explored the surrounding environment to make sure that his bird was safe.
Under investigation, Zhao Meng found that he seemed to have entered a closed scene space.
Although the surroundings appear to be sparse bushland, looming mountains can be seen in the distance.
But once he flies a certain distance, he will fly back to the bushes before he knew it.
When this happened, he immediately understood something.
These two projects seem to be trying to accomplish some goal in a fixed scene.
As for what the goal is? Zhao Meng could only guess secretly in his heart.
"Both the Brown-headed Cowbird and I are nest-parasitic birds, so why are we competing?"
"Better than laying eggs?"
"Huh!"
Thinking of this, Zhao Meng carefully felt his physical condition. He suddenly found that this time he seemed to be missing something and gaining something more.
This time he simulated a female bird.
"This...since I am a female bird, what else can I do besides completing the process of parasitism and laying eggs?"
"Judging from the previous prompts, this is the goal!"
Thinking of this, Zhao Meng silently shook his head.
He had already determined the goal of this simulation in his mind.
If it is the first time to simulate an animal, it will be difficult for him to accept the task of laying eggs.
But now he has enough experience in not being a human being, just laying eggs...
"No, no! Still can't accept it!"
"If you lay an egg now, then when you simulate a mammal, wouldn't it mean you have to give birth to a baby!"
Thinking of this, Zhao Meng felt awkward no matter how he thought about it.
But despite all the helplessness, the simulation continued.
"Thankfully, these two weeks start after the female bird is fertilized, otherwise..."
Zhao Meng felt a chill on his back as he recalled something.
"By the way! Where's the cowbird?"
Zhao Meng landed on the branch and found that the cow-headed bird that was there just now had disappeared.
"It seems that it has already taken action, so it's time for me to take action too!"
For Zhao Meng, who has experienced a complete life of a cuckoo, finding the nests of other birds can be said to be an easy task, and he soon found a nest.
"Robin!"
Zhao Meng didn't know many birds, and the robin happened to be a bird that Zhao Meng was familiar with.
Zhao Meng flew above the robin's nest and looked around, but did not find the cowbird.
Seeing this, he continued to look at the lair below, preparing to complete his mission.
After waiting for a while, the robin left the nest to look for food. Taking this opportunity, Zhao Meng flew into the nest.
"Lay eggs!"
"uh-huh……"
Zhao Meng jumped out of the bird's nest and looked back habitually.
"The size is similar, but the color..."
Seeing a gray-brown egg among the turquoise eggs in the nest, he tilted his head.
"Is this really not going to be discovered?"
Just when Zhao Meng was confused, the robin came back.
A moment later, an egg was thrown out of the nest, and he knew the answer.
"Robins do have methods of anti-nest parasitism!"
At this time, Zhao Meng thought of the previous introduction.
"Brown-headed cowbirds can lay eggs of similar colors!"
"But the cowbird can parasitize so many types of birds, how does it change the color of its eggs?"
Zhao Meng was a little curious,
At this time, there was no use in laying eggs, so he began to look for the cowbird.
After some searching, he soon found his target.
At this time, the cowbird had just completed a crime and was flying leisurely among the bushes.
Zhao Meng followed slowly.
Because they had just laid an egg, Zhao Meng and the cow-headed bird were no longer able to lay a second egg. The cow-headed bird also started its own foraging behavior.
Zhao Meng, who was following the Bull-headed Bird, was observing the Bull-headed Bird's behavior.
"So there is such a secret!"
Zhao Meng discovered that the cow-headed bird was following a group of robins.
As long as you see a robin eating, you will fly down and get together with the robin to feed.
"There's something special about the robin's diet, which may be one of the reasons why their eggs are so beautiful!"
Zhao Meng also followed suit and joined the robin's eating team.
…
Later, Zhao Meng discovered that the eggs he laid were slowly turning green as time went by.
Eggs that were originally laid by oneself would be discovered immediately,
But as time passed, those robins saw the lighter-colored eggs, hesitated for a moment, and continued to hatch.
"I don't know where that cowbird flew to!"
As his competitor, Zhao Meng originally wanted to keep up with the bull-headed bird, use his subjective initiative, and use some shady methods.
Such as throwing away the cowbird's eggs and laying your own eggs in the nest.
But after following several nests, Zhao Meng found that such behavior was not advisable.
Because the robin does not leave the nest for long,
If you wait until the cowbirds have finished laying eggs and go to lay eggs by yourself, you will easily be blocked by robins returning home.
Faced with this situation, Zhao Meng could only give up following him and lay eggs honestly.
…
I don’t know how long it took, but the environment in the jungle became sultry and hot. Summer was coming.
As the seasons change, the breeding season of birds is also coming to an end.
At the same time, Zhao Meng also felt that his efficiency had declined somewhat.
He originally wanted to continue working hard,
But the text that suddenly appeared interrupted his plan.
[At the end of the simulation, the adult ratio between you and the Brown-headed Cowbird chicks is 2:31. 】
[Your offspring cannot occupy the ecological niche. 】
[Simulation failed! 】
Zhao Meng, who was working hard, felt his eyes darken.
When he opened his eyes again, his consciousness had returned to his body.
"Huh!? Failed!"
Although he had made some preparations in his mind, when he saw that he had achieved such an outrageous result, Zhao Meng was a little confused when he reacted:
"I obviously worked very hard too!"
While not understanding, Zhao Meng was also a little unconvinced.
"They are both nest parasitic birds, but they are no match for the cowbird!"
"what's going on!"
Zhao Meng closed his eyes, and his consciousness entered the space again, immediately starting a new simulation.
Following a trance, the familiar sounds of birdsong and familiar text prompts appeared again,
As soon as Zhao Meng opened his bird eyes, he saw the cow-headed bird that defeated him.
But this time he decided not to go anywhere and just followed the cowbird.
He wants to see why he lost so completely?
